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School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725

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BoardofEducation

Superintendent:Dr.WendyGudalewicz

BoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

AzmehMalik-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR FEBRUARY 28, 2013

2/28 6:30 p.m. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS - LAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL3/5 4th GR. STAR WRITING TEST, 3RD & 5TH GR. CUSD WRITING ASSESSMENT3/5 6:30 p.m. CUPERTINO MIDDLE SCHOOL INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENTS (ONLY) NIGHT3/7 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING3/8 SECOND TRIMESTER ENDS3/9 5:30 p.m. 2013 CEEF GALA RIO ON THE BAYOU FAIRMONT HOTEL, SAN JOSE3/10 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS - ADVANCE CLOCK 1 HOUR

3/11 THIRD TRIMESTER BEGINS3/14 6:15 p.m. FAMILY SCIENCE NT. - ADVENTURES WITH CHEMISTRY - LAST NAMES A-O

7:10 p.m. FAMILY SCIENCE NT. - LAST NAMES P-Z3/16 7:30 a.m. GR. 3 - FISHING IN THE CITY3/20 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING3/22 SCHOOL SPIRIT - BACKWARDS DAY3/22 REPORT CARDS GO HOME3/26 8:00 a.m. DISCOVERY DAY3/27 6:00 p.m. HAPPILY EVER AFTER SCHOOL THEATER PERFORMANCE3/28 6:00 p.m. MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENTS (ONLY) NIGHT3/28 6:30 p.m. GR. 4 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC

EVERY TUESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL Students are dismissed at 1:30.PRE-PAY FOR CUSD LUNCHES at PAMS (Parent Account Management System) Lunchroom! You can make payments andview your students account balance online by going to http://www.pamslunchroom.com or by calling 1-888-994-5100.TO EMAIL STAFF:[email protected]: If your child will be absent, please call 252-5414. Ext. 6, by 8:30 a.m. to report the absence.HOMEWORK: Homework may be requested for illness absences of three days or more. Please call the office before 9:00 ato request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125

PLEASE JOIN ME!Common Core Standards Parent Information Night:

Lawson Middle School, Thursday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m, Lawson Event Center. This event is for parents only.Family Science Night:

Garden Gate Elementary School, Thursday, March 14, in the GLC.

Last names A-O: 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Last names P-Z: 7:10 - 7:55 p.m.

4th GRADE STAR WRITING TEST, 3RD AND 5TH GRADE CUSD WRITING ASSESSMENTAll Fourth Grade students will participate in the STAR writing test on Tuesday, March 5. On the samedate, our Third and Fifth grade students will participate in our District Writing Assessment. Please refrainfrom scheduling appointments or pulling children out of school on this date if possible. Thank you.

TAP INTO YOUR CHILDS LEARNING STYLE FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESSAll kids are born ready to learn. But not all kids learn in the same way. One child can read something and remember it easily.Another may need to hear it. And the child who taps her pencil may actually be helping herself stay focused. So it's importantknow how your child learns best. Watch how your child tackles a new task. You will get some clues about how she learns besThat way, you can help her design a study program that builds on her strengths.

If your child is a visual learner, she learns from looking at images. A visual learner does best when she can make charts or flacards of things she needs to memorize. Drawing a picture can also help her remember important facts. If your child is anauditory learner, she takes in information through her ears. She does well in a class where the teacher presents informationverbally. You can help your auditory learner do better by encouraging her to read aloud when she studies. That way, she willactually hear the information. She can practice spelling words by saying them aloud. If your child is a physical learner, sheneeds to get her body involved. To support your physical learner, encourage her to get involved with her reading. She can actout the history lesson. She can put on a puppet show with characters from her chapter book.

Reprinted with permission from the March, 2013 issue of Parents make the difference! (Elementary School Edition) newsletCopyright 2013 The Parent Institute, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: "Discover Your Child's Preferred Learning Style," RhoIsland Department of Labor and Training, www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/pdf/LearningStyle.pdf.

TAKE IT PERSONALLY - 6 WEEK PARENT STUDY GROUPDates: Thursdays 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25 Time: 9:00 10:30 a.m. Place: Stevens Creek Elementary SchoolCost: $10 one time donation for workbook

This six-session workshop offered by Project Cornerstone helps adults understand and make a stronger commitment tosupporting young people and provides tools, exercises and strategies to help participants fulfill their commitment. The sessionwill cover topics including: The importance of "other" caring adults in our children's lives; Setting boundaries (this includes digboundaries as well); Finding your child's spark; Encouraging children to be lifelong learners; Supporting your child bothacademically and socially; Instilling positive values (compassion, honesty, integrity, responsibility); Increase planning anddecision making skills.

Here's what one parent said who completed the group last year: The Take It Personally study group really raised myawareness about how even the tiniest efforts that I can, and have been making as a parent, can vastly affect asset building inmy children and all children I come in contact with, in either a positive or negative manner." For more information, pleasecontact: [email protected]

PROPELLERSDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist themgrow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a question intended to sparkconversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight!

This week's Propeller: How much work or how many chores should each person in your family do to make the household runsmoothly? How would you assign the work?
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


HELLO GARDEN GATE FAMILIES,

I hope you had a wonderful Mid-Year Break! The March PTA meeting is scheduled for next Thursday,March 7th in the GLC at 7:15 p.m. You are all welcome and encouraged to attend! Here are some important PTAannouncements for this week.

HONORARY SERVICE AWARDS - YOUR NOMINATIONS ARE NEEDED!The Honorary Service Awards are given to individuals in recognition of their outstanding service and dedication to childrenand youth. Please let us know who you would like to nominate, so that we can recognize and honor the efforts and hard workof our valuable volunteers. You can find a nomination form in the school office.

GET READY FOR SCIENCE NIGHT!This years Family Science Night will be on Thursday, March 14th from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the theme will be

"Adventures with Chemistry." This event will be presented by the Childrens Discovery Museum. The program will have twosessions and attendance is determined by the students last name. Families whose last name begins with A-O will attendSession 1 from 6:15-7:00 p.m. and families with last names that begin with P-Z will attend Session 2 from 7:10-7:55 p.m.

To make the night a success, we need 12 parent volunteers to work various stations which will be provided by the ChildrensDiscovery Museum. Older siblings (high school age and up) can also volunteer. If you would like to help with this event,please contact Patti [email protected].

DISCOVERY DAY!Calling all Garden Gators to get ready for Discovery Day, which will be heldon Tuesday March 26th, 2013 from 8:0011:15 a.m. This event encouragespeople from our community to share their work and hobbies with students. Iis an enlightening, informative, and very inspiring event! Our students love

to learn about the important work that our community members do and howthey contribute to the society we live in.

If you would like to share your profession or hobby with the students, please email me at: [email protected] do keep in mind that we invite several guest speakers from outside the Garden Gate community as well, and we striveto arrange for students to have a variety of topics to learn about. I look forward to hearing from you!

PLEASE SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEERWe need all Garden Gate volunteers to sign-up to help. Garden Gate School and the PTA need your help in various waysand capacities. By signing up, you can choose when and how you volunteer. This will help us to plan ahead and to be sure wewill have help available when it is needed. Please take a few minutes to fill the online form at the link below and help us buildan efficient volunteer database. Thank you in advance!http://tinyurl.com/8mg2afw

Haveagreatweek!

AzmehMalik

GardenGatePTAPresident

[email protected]
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FLU FACTSThe flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused byinfluenza virus that can infect the nose, throat, and lungs.It can cause mild to severe illness.Signs and symptoms:

Fever (not every one with the flu has fever) Cough Sore Throat Runny or stuffy nose

Muscle or body aches Headaches Fatigue Some people have vomiting and diarrhea (more

common in children than adults).

How Flu Spreads: Most experts believe that mainlydroplets made when people with the flu cough, sneeze ortalk spread the flu. Less often a person might also get fluby touching a surface or object that has Flu virus on itthen touching their own mouth eyes or possibly nose.Period of Contagiousness: 1 day before symptomsdevelop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick.

Complications of Flu: Bacterial pneumonia, earinfections, sinus infections, dehydration, and worseningof chronic medical conditions.Prevention of seasonal flu:

Get vaccinated Cover mouth when coughing (cough in elbow) Wash hands frequently If you are sick stay home to prevent

spreading the flu For more information go tohttp:// www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm

SIPPING, SNACKING ANDTOOTH DECAY

Now more that ever kids are facedwith an array of food choices fromfresh produce to sugar-laden,

processed, convenience meals andsnack foods. What children eat andwhen they eat it may affect not onlytheir general health but also theiroral health. Americans are consuming foods and drinkshigh in sugar and starches more often and in largerportions than ever before. A steady diet of sugaryfoods and drinks can ruin teeth, especially among thosewho snack throughout the day.

When sugar is consumed over and over again in large,often hidden amounts, the harmful effect on teeth canbe dramatic. Sugar on teeth provides food for bacteria,

which produces acid. The acid can eat away theenamel on teeth.To reduce your childrens risk for tooth decay:

Sugary foods and drinks should be consumedwith meals. Saliva production increases duringmeals and helps to neutralize acid productionand rinse food particles from the mouth.

Limit between meal snacks, offer your childnutritious food.

If your child chews gum, make it sugarless.Chewing sugarless gum after eating canincrease saliva and help wash out food anddecay-producing acid.

Monitor Beverage consumption: Instead of soft

drinks, offer your child water and low-fat milk. Teach your child good brushing and flossing

habits. Schedule regular dental visits.

Information from the American Dental Associationhttp://www. ada.org/5578.aspx

If your child needs assistance with any dental orinsurance concerns, please contact our school nurse.Jodi Quinton [email protected]

PHONE NUMBER?Do Your Children Know Their Home PhoneNumbers?... Almost every afternoon, students come

into the office to call home, but cant do it without ourhelp because they dont know a phone number tocontact a parent or care giver. Knowing a phonenumber to contact a family member is a life skill that allour students should have. It will make them feel moreindependent, and you will feel more confident that theycan reach you in an emergency. For those too young toremember multiple numbers, we suggest that you writedown important phone numbers and have your childkeep them in his/her backpack for easy access.
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CEEFS 2013 GALA: "RIO ON THE BAYOU"SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, March 9, 20135:30 p.m.

Fairmont Hotel, San Jose

ease join the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) for Rio on the Bayou on March 9, 2013 at the Fairman Jose as we celebrate our CUSD Teachers of the Year and raise support for CUSD educational programs.

s in years past, 100% of the net proceeds from this fundraiser will be distributed equitably to each school within our district.ckets are now available on-line via the following link: http://ceefcares.org/get-involved/events/ceef-gala-2013/gala-tickets/

We look forward to celebrating with you!
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